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With projects like "Smiths" affirmed by Lehman, and the successful signing of the formal contract, Paramount can't wait to flex its muscles and wash away its decline.

I even wondered about participating in this year's summer vacation-time is a bit tight, but it is not impossible to complete.

But Lyman dispelled Shirley Lansing's unrealistic idea.

It should be understood that although the market capacity of the summer season is quite large, and the space for the biggest selling of movies is the highest, this year is different from last year, and the competition pressure is very high.

Just what Lyman can foresee and hear the news in the circle are Warner’s reboot masterpiece "Batman: The Mystery of Shadows", and the sequel to the ace of Twentieth Century Fox "Star Wars: The Sith Strikes Back" ", the strong work of DreamWorks Animation Department "Madagascar", and the comedy film "The Longest Code" co-produced by Columbia and Paramount, not to mention many independent works that want to get a share of the pie.

Moreover, Lehman knows very well that none of the above-mentioned films that have been fixed has a good match. Although the competition is fierce, the box office of any one has not fully released its potential, but it is also a big money collector. Lost.

Therefore, this year’s summer vacation is definitely a year of blockbuster movies. If you don’t want "Smiths" to bear too much market pressure, it is best to wait for the Christmas screenings-if you don’t know the potential of these movies, then forget it. If you use it to collide, won't you lose-lose?

After thinking about it for a long time, Lyman moved with affection and reason, and convinced Paramount not to fight with him.

After all, everyone is here to make money, so why bother to pick some soft persimmons?

Paramount naturally understands these principles, but the problem is that before the film is shown, who knows the market prospects.

In case other people rushed to the street, wouldn’t they miss the opportunity?

As a result, Paramount believed in half of the reason Lehman said. If it weren’t for the project’s production cycle is not clear, that’s how it was to compete for the summer file. Before seeing the film, who would dare to pack a ticket? what.

But the urgency can't be faked, Paramount quickly started contacting the three candidate directors, and also announced the need to cast a new film.

Of course, these decisions are mutually recognized by both parties, and the question of candidates is just the beginning. After all, the investment is made by the two together.

As for Lehman, the relationship is not as deep as Paramount, and it is safe to leave them to contact and screen.

After he went back to Firefly Pictures and asked Blake to follow up on his own, for him, a little attention would be considered as an end to this project, so don't worry too much.

On the contrary, Wen Ziren is filming "Dead Silence". He stayed at Warner Studios and rented a studio for more than half a month. He didn't know how it was shot.

You don't have to run around, you have free time.

On March 7th, after Lehman had dealt with a little business in the company, he wanted to visit the shooting scene while driving.

The work "Dead Silence" is also his famous producer and one of the screenwriters-the plot about the villain's whitewashing is all proposed by Lehman, and the addition of some characters is more reasonable.

After getting there, the first one Lehman met was Ray Wernal.

He greeted him politely and took Lyman to the crew set.

At this moment, the crew is filming the scene where the protagonist and the doll Billy are in the same room, inexplicably flustered.

The two cameras have a close-up close-up and a lateral movement, and they have been placed according to the pre-designed path. When shooting, the lights are dim to simulate the night scene, while the protagonist Jamie played by Ryan Covington sits on the bed. Director Wen Ziren was talking to him about the scene. The props team and film crew were busy preparing the scene, and there was no time to take care of another person on the scene.

Lyman watched from the side and saw the shooting props like Billy the doll being placed in the diagonally opposite corner of the bed.

When I took a closer look, I couldn't help but think: This is too realistic, even in broad daylight, it feels evil, as if the eyes of a doll will move...

Not to mention, this prop is very expensive. In order to achieve the best shooting effect, Wen Ziren ordered more than 30 different styles of doll works, and finally chose the most satisfactory one. One expenditure amounted to more than two hundred thousand US dollars.

It's just that Lehman felt that it was too lifelike, quite responsive, although the effect of horror had already been achieved.

Lehman approached Wen Ziren and asked, "Is the shooting going well?"

Wen Ziren smiled and said: "It's okay. If nothing else, it will definitely not exceed the scheduled shooting plan, and there is no need to increase the budget."

The two chatted casually, and this shot was ready.

"Act 34, Field 3, Mirror 2, Action--"

Ryan Covington immediately closed his eyes, but couldn't fall asleep on the left and right. While turning over and over, he met the strange doll by chance...

Yes, sight, at this moment, he felt that the doll was laughing at him, watching him, an inexplicable fear rose in his heart, just like the night of these two days I always felt that someone was secretly looking at him, and did not understand the source of the sight. , Now, he knows...

Ryan Covington’s performance is not outstanding, but he has good looks, he is an Australian movie star, and he is willing to work hard and obedient, Wen Ziren still appreciates this, even if his acting skills are a bit poor, it doesn’t matter-- Anyway, Wen Ziren's work can match the scene to show that kind of appeal. Acting or not acting is not the most important thing.

Everyone was watching at the scene, Ryan Covington completed the whole performance quite naturally, at least his expression was not stiff, he could know that he was scared, fearful...

"Cut," Wen Ziren shouted: "Prepare for the next scene."

With an order, all the staff became busy again.

Wen Ziren took Lehman and watched the replay again before saying: "Do you want to take a doll back. I have made a lot of this style. Now most of the scenes are finished, and I don’t need it. Here, so, do you want it?"

"Haha, no." Lehman refused decisively.

To be honest, he really didn't think Wen Ziren liked shooting horror subjects so much.

Even after this product takes over the box office of "Fast and Furious 7", it is willing to return to the field of low-cost terror.

You know, the average director always hopes that the bigger the investment, the better.

Now that I saw this scene, I also heard Ray Warner say that Wen Ziren liked to take photos with the doll Billy on the set, and took one and kept it at home.

It can only be said that Wen Ziren's habit is really unique-it is no wonder that the horror films made by others are sought after by many fans. People themselves are addicted to them, the kind that cannot be extricated.

Forget it, Lehman felt that he shouldn't bother him...

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